Swimming With Your Head Up and Why It Is Beneficial

By SwimSwam Partner Content
June 05, 2020

courtesy ONEswim.com, a SwimmersBest brand

Heads up FR/BK in sets

How:

Swim Freestyle or Backstroke with the head lifted out of the water
Keep the mouth out of the water
Make sure to keep kicking (swimmers will want to just drag their legs)
Only do 1/2 distance at a time to minimize shoulder stress

Why:

By lifting the head, the hips fall, so the swimmers legs are creating drag
Swimmers can watch their hand entry
By dropping the head at mid-pool, the swimmer can feel the value of getting their hips/legs up while swimming

Workout Set Component:
This set component is done while using a social distancing system by ONEswim.com

True 50 Heads Up (to mid-pool) FR Swim
True 100 FR Swim
True 150 FR Swim (Last 50 Heads up to mid-pool)
True 200 FR Swim FOR TIME
True 150 FR Swim (Last 50 Heads up to mid-pool)
True 100 FR Swim
True 50 Heads Up (to mid-pool) FR Swim
Repeat set with Backstroke